Two Green Party councillors are now challenging the council cabinet’s decision and have requested a “call-in”, asking for it to be looked at again this week.<\/p>\n
One of them, Julien Pritchard, argued they needed “cast iron guarantees” that youth centres would “stay open as youth centres”.<\/p>\n
“It’s incredibly disappointing that Labour councillors approved this and put our youth centres at risk,” he said. <\/p>\n
“If no partner organisation is found, then these youth centres will close. That’s an incredible risk to be taking with young people’s futures and our communities.<\/p>\n
“Last year young people in Birmingham made their voices heard, protesting and writing to councillors about how vital their youth centres were. Those voices must be listened to.”<\/p>\n